Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really. -- Agnes Sligh Turn
"Dogs lives are too short... Probably their only fault." Agnes paraphrased by Emmylou Harris who is both a recording artist and the proprietor of a dog rescue named Bonaparte's.Shelter Dog Month
PBS is featuring a one-hour documentary from filmmaker Steven Latham, Shelter Me: Partners For Life, fifth in a series that celebrates shelter dogs. Jon Hamm hosts this poignant film, which will be shown during the month of October on PBS to promote National Shelter Dog Month. Viewers can check ShelterMe.TV for days and times in October PBS will air this film in their communities. This documentary was so captivating and emotionally charged that I watched an unedited version twice and plan to watch it again when it airs in San Francisco.
Two Powerful Stories
The first story is about the incredible and frankly surprising results local police departments across America are having training rescue dogs for police work. Nikita, a small, unassuming looking, street-smart rescue dog quickly became every drug smuggler's worst nightmare.
The second story is about music icon and animal rescue activist Emmylou Harris, 68, whose reverence for dogs and devotion to their rescue is laser focused around ending euthanasia.
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Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ken-solin/emmylou-harris-wants-dogs-adopted_b_8211298.html
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